The main business of the company was building bespoke high-end web sites using Java.
Microsoft will still be allowed to use Java in its products, with some restrictions.
Using Java, server, data characteristics enough for online in the 600 + people.
And if a user wants to use Java, you've got to update it.
Everybody uses Java, but the benefits to Sun's bottom line are pretty hard to quantify.
Using Java, you can create programs that are downloaded directly off the Internet and run on almost any computer.
The catch is that only experienced programmers can use Java.
Vaadin uses Java as the programming language for creating web content.
The site is built using Java and requires no registration.
So there are people, still quite a few, millions for Minecraft alone, who use Java.